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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| exaggerate | x/xx | Verb |
| overemphasize | /x/xx | Verb |
| emphasize | /xx | Verb |
| ignore | x/ | Verb |
| denigrate | /xx | Verb |
| deny | x/ | Verb |
| dramatize | /xx | Verb |
| marginalize | /xxx | Verb |
| misrepresent | xxx/ | Verb |
| understate | /xx | Verb |
| negate | x/ | Verb |
| discredit | x/x | Noun |
| accentuate | x/xx | Verb |
| dismiss | x/ | Verb |
| emphasise | /xx | Verb |
| obfuscate | /xx | Verb |
| overstate | /xx | Verb |
| diminish | x/x | Verb |
| overlook | /xx | Verb |
| ascribe | x/ | Verb |
| minimize | /xx | Verb |
| demonize | /xx | Verb |
| acknowledge | x/x | Verb |
| underestimate | /x/xx | Verb |
| refute | x/ | Verb |
| disparage | x/x | Verb |
| demean | x/ | Verb |
| insinuate | x/xx | Verb |
| decry | x/ | Verb |
| undermine | /xx | Verb |
| romanticize | x/xx | Verb |
| criticize | /xx | Verb |
| misunderstand | xxx/ | Verb |
| justify | /xx | Verb |
| suppress | x/ | Verb |
| highlight | /x | Noun, Verb |
| publicize | /xx | Verb |
| disregard | xx/ | Noun |
| mitigate | /xx | Verb |
| portray | x/ | Verb |
| rationalize | /xxx | Verb |
| allude | x/ | Verb |
| recognize | /xx | Verb |
| scrutinize | /xx | Verb |
| debunk | x/ | Verb |
| nullify | /xx | Verb |
| conceal | x/ | Verb |
| overshadow | /x/x | Verb |
| corroborate | x/xx | Verb |
| embrace | x/ | Noun |
| bemoan | x/ | Verb |
| hide | / | Noun |
| denounce | x/ | Verb |
| contradict | xx/ | Verb |
| reinforce | xx/ | Verb |
| devalue | x/x | Verb |
| deride | x/ | Verb |
| belittle | x/x | Verb |
| eschew | x/ | Verb |
| distort | x/ | Verb |
| argue | /x | Verb |
| misinterpret | xx/x | Verb |
| explain | x/ | Verb |
| glorify | /xx | Verb |
| obliterate | x/xx | Verb |
| magnify | /xx | Verb |
| emphasising | /xxx | Verb |
| amplify | /xx | Verb |
| derogate | x/x | Verb |
| confuse | x/ | Verb |
| oversimplify | xx/xx | Verb |
| shun | / | Noun |
| equate | x/ | Verb |
| overreact | /xx/ | Verb |
| deflect | x/ | Verb |
| neutralize | /xx | Verb |
| undervalue | /xxx | Verb |
| contextualize | x/xxx | Verb |
| counteract | /xx | Verb |
| disavow | xx/ | Verb |
| avoid | x/ | Verb |
| impugn | x/ | Verb |
| complicate | /xx | Verb |
| reflect | x/ | Verb |
| understand | xx/ | Verb |
| concede | x/ | Verb |
| characterize | /xxx | Verb |
| reduce | x/ | Verb |
| reject | x/ | Verb |
| overestimate | xx/xx | Verb |
| disprove | x/ | Verb |
| undercut | /xx | Adjective |
| evaluate | x/xx | Verb |
| legitimize | x/xx | Verb |
| reiterate | x/xx | Verb |
| brag | / | Noun |
| embarrass | x/x | Verb |
| seeming | /x | Verb |
| flaunt | / | Verb |
| affirm | x/ | Verb |
| stigmatize | /xx | Verb |
| expose | x/ | Verb |
| repudiate | x/xx | Verb |
| exacerbate | x/xx | Verb |
| attributing | x/xx | Verb |
| quantify | /xx | Verb |
| problematize | /xxx | Verb |
| omit | x/ | Verb |
| mimic | /x | Noun |
| clarify | /xx | Verb |
| play down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| tone down | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| slight | / | Adjective |
| down | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| downgrade | // | Noun |
| depreciate | x/xx | Verb |
| subordinate | x/xx | Adjective |
| quiet down | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| degrade | x/ | Verb |
| gloss over | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| undertone | /xx | Noun |
| bring down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| lower | /x | Adjective |
| lessen | /x | Verb |
| weaken | /x | Verb |
| downsize | /x | Verb |
| dissemble | x/x | Verb |
| seriousness | /xxx | Noun |
| tended | /x | Verb |
| accomplishments | x/xx | Noun |
| significance | x/xx | Noun |
| centrality | x/xx | Noun |
| importance | x/x | Noun |
| achievements | x/x | Noun |
| stress | / | Verb |
| ethnicity | x/xx | Noun |
| severity | x/xx | Noun |
| detract | x/ | Verb |
| dilute | x/ | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| minimise | /xx | Verb |
| subtract | x/ | Verb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
